European pilots call on EASA to focus on passenger safety

European pilots and their unions will demonstrate Thursday in Luxembourg outside an EU transport ministers meeting to rally against a regulatory proposal on pilot fatigue drafted by EASA in December. Pilots claim the EASA proposal does not take into account scientific evidence on pilot fatigue and that the planned proposal will reduce safety standards currently in place in many EU countries.

European pilots and their unions will demonstrate Thursday in Luxembourg outside an EU transport ministers meeting to rally against a regulatory proposal on pilot fatigue drafted by EASA in December. Pilots claim the EASA proposal does not take into account scientific evidence on pilot fatigue and that the planned proposal will reduce safety standards currently in place in many EU countries.
“EASA’s proposed rules are designed more to avoid costs to the airlines than to ...